Longtime Laundromat Owner on 23 Years of Service, Challenges, Community Impact

For more than two decades, Lee Ann Geurts has been a steady force in her Brooklyn Park community in Minnesota, running three laundromats that have become known not just for clean clothes, but for connection, comfort, and care. What began as a business venture for her...

Green is Good Business

Green Operations Increasingly Important to Feed Consumer Demand When Green Laundry Lounge co-owners Pulin and Krishna Dasai got into the vended laundry industry, they wanted to change a narrative: laundromats are water and energy-intensive businesses. “The...

Leveling the Playing Field

John Um wanted to make sure small business owners could get fair pricing and access to reliable suppliers without needing to have significant buying power. As a leader whose career spanned several major retail and e-commerce companies, he had seen firsthand how hard...

Staying Fierce: Haley Gould Finds Perfect Fit in Vended Laundry

Haley Gould is the Director of Partner Success for HappyNest. She manages an internal team while leading more than 100 partners across the United States building a successful pickup and delivery operation in addition to running their laundromat business. A consummate...

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Don’t Be the ‘Fall Guy’

Jan 28, 2015

Orignially posted - Oct 23, 2013 Slips, trips and falls can cost you much more than money. They can rob you of public trust and damage your brand. And, according the National Safety Council, more than 9 million disabling slips and falls occur each year, costing an...

Be Aware, Be Prepared, Be Safe

Jan 28, 2015

Originally posted - Feb 14, 2012 How far do we need to go to protect our businesses, our customers, our property and, most importantly, our lives? As a former law enforcement officer and now a commercial laundry equipment distributor, I have combined my past...

A Plan Comes Together

Jan 28, 2015

Originally posted - Jun 11, 2013 In past columns, I've discussed the value of networking and the ideas I've picked up at industry events – ideas that have helped me save and make more money at my stores. A perfect example of this occurred last October, when I was in...

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Loomis Bros. Names Sales and Marketing Manager

Missouri-Based Distributorship Promotes Matthew Lamons Loomis Brothers Equipment Co., based in Fenton, Mo., has named Matthew Lamons its new sales and marketing manager. In this position, Lamons will be responsible for growing the company's sales to self-service and...

WashClub Launches On-Demand Laundry Service in Bakersfield, Calif.

Brooklyn-Based Company Expands into Central Southern California Market WashClub recently launched its on-demand laundry service in Bakersfield, Calif. The city was chosen based on research indicating the community's growing population, which includes many...

Taylor Houseman Hosts Successful Event

Northern California Store Owners Turn Out for Education-Packed Profit Symposium Taylor Houseman Inc.'s recent Profit Symposium attracted approximately 40 northern California laundry owners and investors, according to company owner Randy Houseman. During the symposium,...

Speed Queen Sponsors Mudderella, Donates $30,000 to Support Futures Without Violence

‘Dirty for a Difference' Sweepstakes Winners Announced Speed Queen recently concluded its 2015 national sponsorship of Mudderella, an outdoor five- to seven-mile obstacle course event designed for women. Speed Queen joined forces with Mudderella to promote its "Dirty...

SBA Reopens Disaster Loan Filing Period for Those Impacted by Superstorm Sandy

The U.S. Small Business Administration has reopened the filing period for survivors in all states affected by Superstorm Sandy to apply for low-interest disaster loans. The new filing deadline for physical damage and economic injury losses is December 1, 2016. "The...

AHAM Report: New Home Appliances Result in Substantial Utility Savings for Consumers

New Technologies Boost Efficiency for Many of Today's Home Appliances The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers recently released its 2014 Energy Efficiency and Consumption Trends report on major home appliances. The data, based on 2014 shipments of major...

Business Publication: WASH Laundry Among Top 100 Private Companies in L.A.

Laundry Facilities Management Firm Ranked with the Largest, Fastest-Growing Companies in the Market WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems has been ranked among the top 100 largest and fastest-growing companies in Los Angeles County by the Los Angeles Business Journal. WASH...

Get Involved… Stay Involved

The year is quickly coming to an end. The time seems to go faster and faster each year. As you reflect back on the goals you set out to accomplish this year, did you meet or exceed them? Did you do what you said you were going to do? It's never too late to set goals...

One Woman’s Laundromat Journey

Sometimes, it's about being in the right place at the right time. I grew up in Foster City, Calif. And my favorite restaurant was in a local shopping center there, which was located adjacent to a rundown laundromat. In 1996, through the grapevine, I discovered that...

Wash with Wally: Battling Garment Odors, Cleaning Tablecloths and More…

I bought a laundromat a few months ago, and I have been seeing the wash-dry-fold business decrease every month. I've taken my own clothes to my store to have them washed with our drop-off service, and the clothes came out smelling quite bad - to the point where I had...

Tide to Be Produced Through Wind Power

Procter & Gamble Announces New 'Wind Farm' for Fabric, Home Care Brands Procter & Gamble has announced plans to meet its electricity demands by using 100 percent wind power to produce its Fabric & Home Care brands, including Tide and Dawn. In partnership...

Laundrylux Upgrades Communications Capabilities

System Enhancement Designed to Better Service Customers, Distributors Across North America Laundrylux recently completed a major upgrade to its communications systems to support customer care and business growth in North America. The new system is designed to enhance...

Scaling Wash & Fold Operations

Learn how to grow your wash & fold from an offering into a money-making operation.

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Teeters to Host Open House

Teeters Products will hold its annual open house on November 14 at the company's headquarters in Fletcher, Ohio. This theme of this year's event is "Taking Your Laundromat to the Next Level"- with a focus on next level product performance, efficiency, engineering,...

Laundry Concepts Adds to Sales Team

Laundry Concepts has named David Gradle the newest member of the company's sales team. Prior to joining Laundry Concepts, Gradle spent 10 years working for an automatic door company, where he compiled bids utilizing architectural plans, met with prospects, presented...

Continental Promotes Kilgore to Director of Customer Experiences

Continental Girbau Inc. has promoted Laurie Kilgore to director of customer experiences. In this newly created position, Kilgore spearheads the development and evaluation of strategic, tactical and operational customer engagement plans, programs and initiatives....

Laundry One Hosts Open House, Adds New Branch Office

Nearly 100 laundry owners and managers attended Laundry One's inaugural open house and service school at the company's headquarters in Canal Winchester, Ohio. The event featured a presentation by Coin Laundry Association COO Michael Sokolowski, who discussed "Industry...

EnviroStar to Acquire Worldwide Laundry, Skyline Equipment

EnviroStar Inc. has executed definitive purchase agreements to acquire substantially all of the assets and certain liabilities of Worldwide Laundry Inc., Miami, and Skyline Equipment Inc., Houston, using a combination of cash and EVI stock. Worldwide is a distributor...